Venezuela is experiencing a major political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, and the effects of this crisis have a regional impact. As the Venezuelan government continues taking antidemocratic actions, the internal economic collapse accelerates, violations of the rights of Venezuelans increase, shortages worsen, and the overall situation becomes increasingly unstable, large segments of the population are forced to leave Venezuela to escape the domestic crisis and search for better opportunities. Two of the main receiving countries are Colombia and Brazil, which have limited experience and ability to take action when faced with a refugee crisis of this magnitude. Additionally, both of these countries have serious shortcomings in ensuring that the human rights of migrants and refugees are protected.

In this context, the Stanley Foundation, CRIES (Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales), the Universidad Javeriana, and the Instituto Pensar organized a February 27–28, 2018, workshop in Bogota, Colombia. Titled “Regional Responses to the Crisis in Venezuela: Safeguarding the Human Rights of Refugees and Migrants,” this second workshop focusing on the Venezuelan crisis and its regional impact brought together experts on human rights, conflict, migration, and foreign policy, as well as representatives of civil society organizations, academics, and international organization officials from six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Participants analyzed the key characteristics of the Venezuelan migration crisis, the latest trends in Venezuelan migration to Brazil and Colombia, and the role of regional and international actors in this crisis. They also developed relevant guidance for public and private decision makers in the Americas and formulated a series of recommendations for local and national governments, multilateral agencies, and civil society organizations in the region.

This policy memo reflects the workshop discussion and includes collectively defined elements about the characteristics of the crisis and recommendations for policy makers and civil society organizations at the national and regional levels.

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CourierThe Winter 2018 issue of Courier focuses on innovators and innovative ideas for global challenges—the role of women and vulnerable countries in mitigating climate change; the potential of blockchain technology in nuclear safeguards; the part the Boy Scouts are playing to keep the peace in the Central African Republic; the possibility that private enterprise could contribute to a more resilient society in Iraq; and an appreciation of the late Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Winter 2018 PDF. Subscribe for Free.

The Stanley Foundation: Part of COP24As a part of our efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the foundation put forward policy ideas to achieve a global turning point in emissions by 2020, built upon efforts to catalyze global climate action by countries and sub- and non-state actors, and worked with journalists to strengthen coverage of the UN climate negotiations.

59th Strategy for Peace ConferenceThe Stanley Foundation convenes its Strategy for Peace Conference annually to consider key policy challenges, drawing on the experience and knowledge of invited experts from the public and private sectors.

Concurrent roundtables focused on each of the foundation’s three current areas of programming—climate change, nuclear policy, and mass violence and atrocities, with a fourth roundtable focusing on global governance. These roundtable discussions are intended to generate group consensus recommendations for policy change and multilateral action. More.

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